Question

Night after night， she came to tuck (盖被子) me in， even long after my childhood years. ____ her long­standing custom， she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way， then kiss my ____Ｗ.

I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me， for they felt rough ____ my young skin. Finally， one night， I ____ at her： “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” She didn't say anything in ____Ｗ. But never again did my mother ____ my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying ____ long afterward， my words haunted(萦绕) me. While pride overcame my ____，  I didn't tell her I was sorry.

Time after time， my thoughts returned to that night. I ____ my mother's warm hands and her kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very close， sometimes far away. ____ always it appeared， hauntingly， in my mind.

Now， I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her mid­seventies， and those hands I once thought to be so ____ are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor， reaching into a cabinet for the medicine to ____ a young girl's stomach. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world...

My own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad， and on ____ occasions， I find myself drawn to her home to spend the night with her. One night on Thanksgiving Eve， as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth， a familiar hand ____ stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss， ever so gently， touched my brow.

In my memory， for the thousandth time， I ____ the night when my rude young voice ____：“Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” Catching Mom's hand in mine， I blurted out how ____ I was for that night. I thought she'd remember， as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten—and ____—long ago.

That night， I fell asleep with a new ____ for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the ____ I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A. Taking    B. Allowing    C. Following    D. Guiding

2.A. forehead    B. lips    C. eyes    D. cheeks

3.A. through    B. over    C. around    D. against

4.A. pointed    B. yelled    C. smiled    D. laughed

5.A. surprise    B. place    C. reply    D. danger

6.A. close out    B. cut out    C. keep out    D. put out

7.A. asleep    B. aware    C. authentic    D. awake

8.A. complaint    B. conscience    C. consciousness    D. complication

9.A. wished    B. predicted    C. missed    D. anticipated

10.A. But    B. And    C. So    D. Because

11.A. powerful    B. rough    C. gentle    D. plain

12.A. treat    B. recover    C. improve    D. calm

13.A. accidental    B. exceptional    C. special    D. additional

14.A. unwillingly    B. hesitantly    C. desperately    D. apparently

15.A. recalled    B. resembled    C. revealed    D. recognized

16.A. cried    B. trembled    C. whispered    D. complained

17.A. depressed    B. sorrowful    C. ashamed    D. thoughtful

18.A. remembered    B. forgiven    C. mistaken    D. blamed

19.A. dream    B. appreciation    C. thought    D. realization

20.A. crime    B. memory    C. package    D. guilt

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. C

6. A

7. D

8. B

9. C

10. A

11. B

12. C

13. C

14. B

15. A

16. D

17. C

18. B

19. B

20. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述母亲的双手给作者带来无私的母爱的故事。那双手已经不再温柔，甚至有些粗糙，但那双手依然给作者带来温暖，母爱永远难以割断。

1.C 考查动词。A. Taking拿走；B. Allowing允许；C. Following跟随；D. Guiding指导。根据___1___ her long­standing custom， she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way， then kiss my ___2___. 可知，按着她长期的风俗，她会弯下身来，推开我的长头发，然后亲吻我的前额。故选C。

2.A考查名词。A. forehead前额；B. lips嘴唇；C. eyes眼睛；D. cheeks面颊。根据___1___ her long­standing custom， she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way， then kiss my ___2___. 可知，按着她长期的风俗，她会弯下身来，推开我的长头发，然后亲吻我的前额。故选A。

3.D考查介词。 A. through穿过；B. over越过；C. around在---周围；D. against反对。根据But it did annoy me， for they felt rough ___3___ my young skin.可知，但这的确使我心烦，因为他们觉得我的嫩皮肤粗糙。故选D。

4.B考查动词。A. pointed指出；B. yelled叫喊；C. smiled微笑；D. laughed大笑。根据Finally， one night， I ___4___ at her： “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！”可知，最后，一天晚上，我对着她吼:“不要再做那个了，你的手太粗糙!”故选B。

5.C考查名词。A. surprise惊奇；B. place地方；C. reply回答；D. danger危险。根据She didn't say anything in ___5___可知，她什么也没有回答。故选C。

6.A考查动词词组。A. close out结束，停业；B. cut out切断，删去；C. keep out遮挡，留在外面；D. put out熄灭，出版。根据But never again did my mother ___6___ my day with that familiar expression of her love.可知，但是，母亲再也没有像以前那样用她那熟悉的表达爱的方式来结束我的一天了。故选A。

7.D考查形容词。A. asleep睡着的；B. aware意识到的；C. authentic真正的； D. awake醒着的。根据Lying ___7___ long afterward， my words haunted(萦绕) me.可知，直到很久以后，我还是常想起我的那些话。故选D。

8.B考查名词。A. complaint抱怨；B. conscience良心；C. consciousness意识；D. complication复杂。根据While pride overcame my ___8___， I didn't tell her I was sorry.可知，而骄傲克服了我的良心，我没有告诉她我很抱歉。故选B。

9.C考查动词。A. wished希望；B. predicted预测；C. missed错过，想念； D. anticipated预料。根据I ___9___ my mother's warm hands and her kiss.可知，我想念妈妈温暖的手和她的吻。故选C。

10.A考查连词。A. But但是；B. And和；C. So所以；D. Because因为。根据___10___ always it appeared， hauntingly， in my mind.可知，但总是出现，高高在上，在我的脑海里。故选A。

11.B考查形容词。A. powerful强大的；B. rough粗糙的，艰苦的；C. gentle温和的；D. plain简单的。根据Mom is in her mid­seventies， and those hands I once thought to be so ___11___ are still doing things for me and my family.可知，妈妈在她­年代中期，仍然用我一度被认为是粗糙的手，为我和家人做事。故选B。

12.C考查动词。A. treat对待，治疗；B. recover恢复；C. improve提高；D. calm使冷静。根据She's been our doctor， reaching into a cabinet for the medicine to ___12___ a young girl's stomach.可知，她是我家的医生，用医学改善一个年轻女孩的胃。故选C。

13.C考查形容词。A. accidental偶然的；B. exceptional异常的；C. special特殊的；D. additional附加的。根据Mom no longer has Dad， and on ___13___ occasions， I find myself drawn to her home to spend the night with her.可知，妈妈不再有爸爸，在特殊的场合，我发现自己被吸引到她家和她过夜。故选C。

14.B考查副词。A. unwillingly不情愿地；B. hesitantly迟疑地；C. desperately绝望地；D. apparently明显地。根据One night on Thanksgiving Eve， as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth， a familiar hand ___14___ stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.可知，在感恩节前夕的一个夜晚，当我进入梦乡时在我年轻时的卧室里，一个熟悉的手迟疑地偷偷从我脸上掠过，梳理我额前的头发。故选B。

15.A考查动词。A. recalled回想起；B. resembled类似；C. revealed透露；D. recognized认识。根据In my memory， for the thousandth time， I ___15___ the night when my rude young voice ___16___：“Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！”可知，在我的记忆中，第一千次我想起了那个晚上，那时我用粗鲁的年轻人的声音抱怨说:“不要再那样做了，你的手太粗糙!”故选A。

16.D考查动词。A. cried哭；B. trembled颤抖；C. whispered低语；D. complained抱怨。根据In my memory， for the thousandth time， I ___15___ the night when my rude young voice ___16___：“Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！”可知，在我的记忆中，第一千次我想起了那个晚上，那时我用粗鲁的年轻人的声音抱怨说:“不要再那样做了，你的手太粗糙!”故选D。

17.C考查形容词。A. depressed沮丧的；B. sorrowful悲伤的；C. ashamed惭愧的；D. thoughtful深思的。根据Catching Mom's hand in mine， I blurted out how ___17___ I was for that night.可知，我一把抓住母亲的手，我脱口而出那天晚上我是多么惭愧。故选C。

18.B考查动词。A. remembered记得；B. forgiven原谅；C. mistaken错误； D. blamed责备。根据She had forgotten—and ___18___—long ago.可知，她早已忘记并宽恕了。故选B。

19.B考查名词。A. dream梦想；B. appreciation欣赏；C. thought思想，思考； D. realization实现。根据That night， I fell asleep with a new ___19___ for my gentle mother and her caring hands.可知，那天晚上，我带着对温柔母亲和她体贴双手的感激，睡着了。故选B。

20.D考查名词。A. crime罪行；B. memory记忆；C. package包裹；D. guilt犯罪，内疚。根据And the ___20___ I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.可知，而我背负了这么久的罪恶感却无处可寻。故选D。